George P Cook

Military
media-37656.jpeg UPL 37656 "Lt. Scribner C. Dailey and crew of the 612th Bomb Sqd., 401st Bomb Group, pose for the photographer at an 8th Air Force base in England. The crew had just returned from a two days' rest at a RAF station where their Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Fancy Nancy' made an emergency landing after a raid on Bremen, Germany 26th November 1943."

Rear L-R: Sgt Charles T Hagen, S/Sgt William B Flynn, S/Sgt Arthur W Hildruth, Sgt George P Cook, Sgt Charles W Sanders.

Front L-R: Capt Wayman T Hutson, 1Lt John L Malone, 1Lt Scribner C Dailey, 1Lt Alexander C Stokes.

https://www.fold3.com/image/32162487

Object Number - UPL 37656 - "Lt. Scribner C. Dailey and crew of the 612th Bomb Sqd., 401st Bomb Group, pose for the photographer at an 8th Air Force base in England. The crew...

Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 31 x combat missions. ETD.

Close call #1: - Sep-43, Stateside training, grounded by flight surgeon due to sore throat, Sgt Baranik's crew died in a mid-air explosion.

Close call #2: - Occurred mission to Bremen 26-11-43; Sgt Cook exited ball turret due to fault, waist gunner Sgt Leo Baranik, attempted to fix fault, when B-17 42-30317 collided with the ball turret tearing it away, with it Sgt Baranik (KIA). RTD.



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

A bomber crew of the 401st Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'L to R: Front row: M/Sgt Victor Magnuson (C/C), Sgt William Hemmila (Asst). Back row: Cpl Howard McKinney, Scribner Daily (P), Sgt Herbert Westentaf.'

Scribner Cobb Dailey

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13052760 / O-801490
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-37838

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Fancy Nancy
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

Missions

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Events

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Based

Deenethorpe Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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https://www.fold3.com/image/30087196
https://www.fold3.com/image/32162487?terms=Leo%20Baranik
http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=383

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https://www.fold3.com/image/30087196
https://www.fold3.com/image/32162487?terms=Leo%20Baranik
http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=383

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- Losses of Eighth and Ninth Air Forces Vol I by Bishop & Hey pp. 389

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=383

George P Cook: Gallery (3 items)

Object number: UPL 21108 - B-17G-5-BO "Fancy Nancy II" of the 612th BS, 401st...

Object number: UPL 37656 - "Lt. Scribner C. Dailey and crew of the 612th Bomb...

Object number: UPL 37659 - "Crew of the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Fancy...